Carlos Munoz and Conor Daly to drive for legendary racer

January 17, 2017

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AJ Foyt Racing is trading Honda power for Chevrolet for its ABC Supply Racing team in the 2017 Verizon IndyCar Series.

"I am looking forward to what will be a new chapter for us that involves returning to an old friend in Chevrolet,” said team president Larry Foyt. “There are a lot of changes happening within our team this offseason, and I won’t minimize the challenges, but I see a lot of potential with our plan.”

Carlos Munoz and Conor Daly will drive for Foyt in 2017. Both drivers recently celebrated their 25th birthdays and give renowed hope to a team that has had just one IndyCar victory since 2003 (Takuma Sato, 2013 at Long Beach). The team expects to conduct its first test in the ABC Supply Chevrolets at Sebring International Raceway later this month.

The last time that A.J. Foyt drove a Chevrolet-powered car at the Speedway was the Chevrolet Camaro he used to pace the field for the 100th Anniversary Indianapolis 500 in 2011.

The last time the team used Chevrolet engines in a race was in the latter part of 2005 when A.J. Foyt IV piloted the No. 14 ABC Supply Indy car.

A.J. Foyt has competed in Chevrolet-powered cars throughout his career, whether in NASCAR, sports cars, sprint cars or Indy cars. In his final IndyCar race as a driver — the 1992 Indianapolis 500 — he drove the Chevy-powered No. 14 to a ninth-place finish at age 57.

“I’m glad to be back with Chevy,” said A.J. Foyt, team owner and first four-time winner of the Indy 500. “I’ve had a lot of success with them in the past, and I’m looking forward to more success in the future.”